User:Sharon kyaw/Blood supply of long bone

''--Sharon kyaw (talk) 04:53, 8 November 2011 (UTC)Blood supply of long bone"    Long bone is supply by.... a.Nutrient artery      It`s usually a branch of larger artery which runs adjacent along bone.It enters through nutrient foramen and divides into    proximal and distal branches.It supplies spongy bone and inner part of compact bone up to metaphyseal region. b.Branches of Periosteal artery    It enters the shaft at numerous points.Small branches run in Harversian canal and supply outer part of compact bone.

c.Epiphyseal and metaphyseal arteries It supplies epiphysis,metaphysis and joint capsule.